These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, April 3, 2014. They include Apple, Intel, Chevron, Exxon, Qualcomm and Citigroup.
The Baird plan of action is pretty easy for investors to follow. Keep a smaller allocation of the energy sector, as they rate it Neutral, and only buy the top stocks that…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaAs many consider Warren Buffett to be the greatest investor of modern times, investors want to know any time there are big changes in the Berkshire Hathaway…
With production increasing in the United States at a record pace, the energy analysts at Oppenheimer are convinced that the days of tremendous rising revenues and profits at the major integrateds, as…
Between the federal tax rate and state corporate tax rates, some corporations pay billions of dollars every year in taxes. 24/7 Wall St. examined the 10 U.S.-based, publicly traded companies with tax…
Petroleos MexicanosMexico nationalized its oil reserves in 1938, and since then the only company allowed to produce the country’s vast reserves has been Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex. But declining production and a…
courtesy U.S. State DepartmentThe Keystone XL pipeline will not be built. And while the environmentalist arguments against the pipeline had a significant impact in delaying construction of Keystone XL, the primary reason…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s full stock holdings as of September 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows…
ThinkstockOil industry data and publishing firm Platts announced on Tuesday its annual list of the top 250 global energy companies. This marks the twelfth year that Platts has compiled its listing. The…
Jon OggEarnings season is in full swing and this coming week will bring many key earnings reports. This will also be the last week of major on-calendar earnings for the third quarter,…
ThinkstockThe big North American integrated oil and major oil-producing stocks will begin to release their quarterly results on October 24. The research team at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) are…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett generally hold close to 40 different stock positions in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio of U.S.-listed shares. Anyone who has…
ThinkstockThe Permian Basin in West Texas is truly a story of the Phoenix rising from the ashes. Since its discovery, the oil-rich region has had its ups and downs, with activity sloping…
ThinkstockThe number of companies paying dividends in the S&P 500 is at a 15-year high. According to FactSet, just over 80 companies in the index do not pay dividends. Paying dividends has…
ThinkstockThe run-up in crude oil prices that got rolling in mid-April has pushed West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices from around $87 a barrel to almost $110 a barrel. That is a…
